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This newsletter is published on or about the 1st and the 15th of every month. Email content for consideration to communications@mcdptx.org

Due to the continuing spread of COVID, our policy now is for staff and visitors to comply with social distancing guidelines. The best way to reach someone at the MCDP headquarters is to call or leave a message at 936-703-5841 or send an email to mcdpoffice@gmail.com. For urgent matters, please text 404-431-6551 or email chair@mcdptx.org outside of office hours.

If you would like to serve on the Resolutions Committee at our County Convention, please contact Margie Kremer at mckremer2@gmail.com or call or text at 281-795-1023

We are proud to announce that the trailblazing representative of the 141st District of the State of Texas has agreed to be our speaker for our Final Friday Speaker Series this March 25th at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom to help us celebrate Women’s History Month.

“Mrs. T” is the former Dean of Women Legislators in Texas and has been elected to 25 terms in office representing Northeast Houston and Humble . Most recently she was a leader of the Democratic Representatives of the Texas Legislature that left Texas to block the assault on our voting rights perpetrated on us by the Republicans during the last session of the Texas Legislature. You can listen to her passionate words on the steps of the United States Capitol at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7_OBVyPeMc and hear more of her personal story fighting for civil rights by attending our March Final Friday meeting. 

Remember you must register in advance to attend a virtual Final Friday program. The link is highlighted in blue below. You may also watch on Facebook Live, or RSVP at 936-703-5841 to watch in person from Montgomery County Headquarters if you have limited internet access or prefer to attend in person. 

Barbara Jordan was a lawyer, educator, and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979, representing Texas. She was the first African American congresswoman to come from the South and according to the US National Archives Foundation she was the first LGBTQIA woman in congress.

Barbara was a skilled public speaker, winning a national debate contest in 1952 while in high school. At Texas Southern University, she was a member of the debate team that tied Harvard University in a debate. She attended Boston University Law School, where she was one of only two women—both African Americans from Houston—to graduate. She was clearly an oratory force to be reckoned with!

In 1966, she was elected to the Texas Senate, the first African American member since 1883 and the first woman ever elected to that legislative body. In 1972 she was elected to the US House of Representatives representing the 18th District in Texas. In this position Barbara advocated legislation to improve the lives of minorities, the poor, and the disenfranchised and sponsored bills that expanded workers’ compensation and strengthened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to cover Mexican Americans in the Southwest.

Barbara became a national figure in 1974 as a member of the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate scandal - those hearings were televised giving her broad exposure. She gave keynote speeches at the 1976 and 1992 Democratic National Conventions. She is viewed as one of the most commanding and articulate public speakers of her time.

She resigned from Congress in 1979 and returned to Texas to teach at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. In the 1990s she served as an adviser on ethics in government for Governor Ann Richards and was chairman for the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform. 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Barbara-Jordan 

https://www.archivesfoundation.org/amendingamerica/barbara-jordan 

We are looking for a talented, computer-savvy volunteer to join our Communications Team to edit and publish our bi-monthly newsletter. Please contact us ASAP to apply. Email Chris Powell, Communication Committee Chair at chrismpowell@chrismpowell.com

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Democrats & Progressives of Montgomery County Area Meet-Up

Call the Montgomery County Democratic Headquarters office at 936-703-5841 or email mcdpoffice@gmail.com for more information about becoming a precinct chair or volunteer opportunities!

Check your voter registration record to find your precinct at Montgomeryvotes.org.

Vacant precincts:

5, 8, 19,22, 23, 51,60, 72,102,110 (Commissioner Precinct 1)

11,28,30,34,65,66,74,81,91,104,106,107,108,10 (Commissioner Precinct 2)

3,46,58,59,70,80,87,101,103 (Commissioner Precinct 3)

2,7,14,16,17,25,36,37,41,42,52,53,54,55,94,111 (Commissioner Precinct 4)